from my point of view, all the linux version is suitable. ns2 need only c++ compiler which is only install in linux. When u install ns2 with the all-in-one version, all the stuff need is only installed (tk,tcl,etc), Personally i will advise you ubuntu 12 the last version.

It's better then fedora (vue of point ns2)? And wich version of ubuntu you advice mattew?

from my point of view, all the linux version is suitable. ns2 need only c++ compiler which is only install in linux. When u install ns2 with the all-in-one version, all the stuff need is only installed (tk,tcl,etc), Personally i will advise you ubuntu 12 the last version.

Thanx moussa

You can use ubuntu 12.04 lts , its very easy to install ns2 in that linux version

use ubuntu10.10 with ns-allinone-2.29

http://www.nsnam.org/release/ns-allinone-3.16.tar.bz2

for Ns3/Ns2

Fedora 12/14/16 os is much suitable for ns

Ubunto version 12 est excellent pour installer ns2

Fedora 14 is best. But if you want to work on any extension like UCBT, the one created for bluetooth simulation you will have to work with Fedora 10

Thanks all for your suggestions, now i have installed ubuntu 11.04, but i don't know how to install ns, i have ns2.34 version. Please help me i need it verry vverry much regards

Follow steps but some changes are send through message..

Or i download ns2.35 to make things easier chand, thanx

hi chand, when i do the step 5 of your guide, it gives me this error list:

The package missing "autoconf", it became obsolete, or available on another source.

The autoconf package has no version susceptible to be installed.

Impossible to find the package " automake "

impossible to find the package " libxmu-dev "

impossible to find the package "gcc-4.3"

impossible to find the package corresponding to the rational expression "gcc-4.3"

how can i arrange this?please helpe me

thanks ma'am(nassima Bousba)

ubuntu 11.04 used gcc-4.5 version so gcc-4.3 replaced by gcc-4.5

now new command is:-

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libxmu-dev gcc-4.5

Edit Makefile.in found at this location ns-allinone-2.35/otcl-1.14/Makefile.in as follows:

Find the line that says:

CC= @CC@

and change it to:

CC= gcc-4.5

And follow all nest steps….

Oh thanx sooooooooooooooooooo much

Soory chand, but now, the same errors, just there are not errors corresponding to gcc, because i have corrected the error gcc-4.5:

The autoconf package has no version susceptible to be installed.

Impossible to find the package " automake "

impossible to find the package " libxmu-dev "

According to me no more issue in 11.04 with ns2.35 ..........but try update all package before installation use following command :-

$ sudo apt-get update

For autoconf, automake, and libxmu-dev ?

I do $sudo apt-get update autocon ?? And for the two others?

The question is for all can any one help me please?

I am working on wireless networking. I have install ns-2.31 in my laptop having fedora 16 that is because for ns-2.31 mipv6 patch is available. So you can also use fedora 16. May I know what type of work you want to do?

I want to simulate my routing protocol, for wireless sensor network

What about ubuntu?

For "automake "

" libxmu-dev " both package download separate and install....may be remove error

all package are available here .....

http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/

When i download the three packages, i'll ût them in ns2.35 allinone folder? And i install them one by one as you mentioned in your guide??

$sudo apt-get install autoconf

$sudo apt-get install automake

$sudo apt-get install libxmu-dev ??

Error remove or not ??

What can you advice me chand :(??

Sorry for disturbing you, because i'm new in ubuntu else in ns

thanks verry much for your helpful spirit

Because in the link , there are many files, and i don't know which ones i download

You think that ubuntu 12 will remove the errors?

Thanx ma'am

according to me no issues in ubuntu 11.04 and 12.04 with ns2.35 in installation steps.

I'm also start work in ubuntu recently in my m.tech 1st year. If are you install ubuntu12.04 then gcc-4.6 version change at gcc-4.3.

I have changed ubuntu version but the same problems r here :( what can i do?? What is the problem, i have understood any thing

I recommend you this page : http://www.linoob.com/2011/04/ns2-simulator-on-ubuntu/

By reading the answers, i guess you are having problems in installations ns on Ubuntu right? Can you put your recent errors here?

Thanks so much but i have no problem now , i have corrected it and now, it appears well installed i guess

Great :)

i suggest ubuntu 10.04 bcoz it works well with it but ns2 works with any linux platform.Also u can use fedora as well.

It take a lot of time to learn NS2, because you must know C++ programming and tcl tk.

good luck, and hopefully you can design, develop and running whatever network simulation research you are in.

Thanks so much saifuladli

Hi

I worked with fedora 9 and I changed it into fedora 10. I did not encountered any issues with my NS2 until now. When you install it, just install all of the developer packages since NS2 needs C and TCL to be installed in your OS.

Any version of Linux will be good for ns-2. However, I have worked with ns-2 in Ubuntu 10.04 environment, and found it very smooth operation without any crash or error.

If you are working in WSN I will suggest Castalia network simulator. It is more scalable than ns2.

U can use ubuntu for ns2

you can use Fedora 8.0 on wards

u can use Ubuntu 10.0 or above for ns2 it is best working on that platform

ubuntu with all its versions. Especially 12.xx.

you can use Red hat 5.4 versions

Hello,

I will suggest you to have a look to this link: http://lim.univ-reunion.fr/staff/panelli/2_research/modint/index.html

Our team in Laboratories of Computer Sciences and Mathematics (LIM) of the University of la Reunion has developed a project for a modeling interface which can be used to easily elaborate a simulation model for ns-2 without a good knowledge of Tcl.

Edit: if you can read french, you can have a look to this old report: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236009921_La_Congestion_Dans_L%27internet_Et_Ses_Solutions_%28The_Congestion_in_the_Internet_and_Its_Solutions%29?ev=prf_pub

Data La Congestion Dans L'internet Et Ses Solutions (The Congesti...

Bonjour yassine,

je trouve la que vous avez elaboré une interface pour faciliter l'utilisation de ns pour toues ses versions, ça c'est un trés bon travail, mais la je voudrais savoir si elle est valable meme pour la simulation des reseaux de capteurs sans fils, et est ce que vous pouvez me dire si dans votre laboratoires, il y a des chercheurs qui travaillent sur les routage dans les réseaux de capteurs et qui ont deja fait leurs simulations avec ns2

Bonjour,

Je n'ai pas élaboré cet interface, juste étudié. Je vous invite à contacter la personne compétente: http://lim.univ-reunion.fr/staff/panelli/

Il sera mieux placé pour vous aider. Vous pouvez aussi contacter les personnes suivantes: M. Tournoux et M. Harivelo (dont vous trouverez les coordonnées sur http://lim.univ-reunion.fr/annuaire/

any version is good.I am currently working on 12.10,my friends working on 10.10 no difference at all.

Merci yassine

je voudrais aussi savoir si vous avez fait des simulations sur les reseaux de capteurs?

I would suggest the most recent version of Fedora, then simply follow the instructions here http://www.edaboard.com/thread118830.html they work for me everytime

Fedora is also great, I used this linux distribution for my NS-2 simulation using the WPAN model. But, as we can see from the previous answers, they are all Good. So I think that it's better to use the one which you are used to.

- Trace file manipulation

Here are some interesting examples (http://mohittahiliani.blogspot.fr/2009/12/awk-script-for-ns2.html)

There is another tool with a GUI called Tracegraph that I used But it oddly disappeared from the web (http://www.nsnam.com/2012/09/tracegraph-graphing-software-to-plot.html)

- Simulation script Generation

Another tool that may help in generating the script file for NS2 (Wireless/Wired) is called NSG (http://all-time-ns-2.blogspot.fr/2009/02/nsg-2-java-based-ns-2-scenarios.html) it's great and you can customize the generated file to your own problem (WSN) based on the wpan model examples that you can find in NS2.

Try Scientific Linux - it is developed in CERN by researchers for researchers. It was my first Linux box (so it is OK for beginners) and is real easy and friendly to use!

yes i agree with Moussa's answer, u can use latest version of ubuntu

As the CPU is a fairly old one (specs say it's from 2007), the most recent Ubuntu(s) might be a bit sluggish. Lubuntu (http://lubuntu.net/) is more light-weight version of the standard Ubuntu and probably will give a better user experience.

How about centos? I want to define a new protocol in ns2.

Can i use centos?

All Linux version are valid. I'm using Fedora, it works pretty well with NS-2, and as you know Fedora and CentOS are in the same red Hat family. So I think it's OK

You can use all kinds of linux having C++... I'm using CentOS and it has been good for me...

If you are new to linux os try Ubuntu. you can easily install it and quite user friendly.

And pointed out in the above comments you can directly get the ns2 debian packages and install them. And installing other software is even quite easier.

Red hat 6.0

Ubuntu latest version works fine

I worked with ns2 on ubuntu 10.04, 12.04

Ubuntu 12 is user friendly

Ubuntu is the best for the ns2 because it is free and ns2 is also free so linux flavour of ubuntu is the best for the and it also work on your cpu

It work with Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS; choosing one of them needs to resolve bugs of every distribution by using FAQ and Forums. (I use FEDORA installed under virtual machine)

It's recommended to use linux, but in Windows you can use Cygwin tool.

Ubuntu is best for NS2 and I am using that only.

All versions of LINUX and UNIX support the NS2. I have installed it on Ubuntu and its working fine.

Nowadays NS3 is also available in the market. you can try it.

Hi, ns2.35 can be installed on Ubuntu 12.04 quite easily and has all the supportive library and tcls. its a robust version which updates from internet just by using commands like " sudo apt-get update" and sudo apt-get upgrade".

and if you will require any ns2 utility you can install it using "sudo apt-get install ". So i will recommend ns2.35 on ubuntu....have practical experience on this configuration. happy starting......

hi, U can use any version of Ubuntu for NS2

Hi , the version 3.3.4

You can install ubuntu 14.04 that is highly supportable for ns2.

The best OS which I used so far is CentOS 32 bit (Note that DO NOT USE 64 bit OS). Validation tests will be passed in this OS. Ubuntu is a good OS but not for NS2! Although validation tests will be passed in it but you will encounter abnormal errors during simulation.

all linux version are applicable to work on NS-2 however i encourage you to work on NS-3

Thanks for you all, dear researchers :)

you can use linux mint or Ubuntu

just type sudo apt-get install NS2

after that sudo apt-get install x graph